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Coast Guard Rescuing Dozens In Potential ‘Major Incident’ On Boat Near Santa Cruz Island | MSNBC
The U.S. Coast Guard was dispatched to rescue more than 30 people caught in a fire on a boat off Santa Cruz Island early on […]
Continue readingPM Says He Apologized To Skerrit
7news was first to report on the embarrassing incident with Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. As we told you he was detained by the Coast […]
Continue readingHon. Skerrit Detained, Humiliated By Belize Coast Guard
As we told you last week, the Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit came to Belize for the Independence Festivities as a guest of honour. He told us he got a personal invite of Prime Minister Dean Barrow.
On Saturday, after speaking graciously at the Independence Day Official Ceremonies, Skerrit was taken to San Pedro for a stay at Victoria House. In the afternoon, he was taken by boat to see the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley, escorted by a representative of the Tourism Board, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a police escort from Special Branch and his own security. The group was supposed to have been trailed by the Coast Guard for security purposes, which is standard for VIP’s – but the coast Guard vessel didn’t show up on time – so the trip went ahead without them.
Continue readingOne dead, six others resuced in Dominica waters
ROSEAU, Dominica, Monday January 21, 2013 – At least one person died and several others, including four Haitian nationals were rescued, following an incident at […]
Continue readingMissing’ Caribbean passengers are found
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique—It turns out that a motorboat reported missing in the eastern Caribbean wasn’t missing after all. All six passengers of a boat traveling from […]
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